Delhi Police register case over Jamia Campus trespassing, defacement
Delhi Police have registered a case regarding trespassing and defacement at Jamia Millia Islamia following ongoing student protests demanding the restoration of student union elections. The university has moved classes online as tensions rise over unauthorized entry and controversial graffiti found on campus walls.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the volatility of student activism in India and the challenges universities face in balancing protest rights with campus security.
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of students and alumni gathered at Jamia Millia Islamia Sunday as the agitation demanding the restoration of students’ union elections entered its 14th day. The demonstration continued despite the university’s decision Saturday to shift classes online and close campus gates and libraries until further notice.With police personnel deployed in large numbers and barricades erected outside the university, students reportedly made their way through different entrances to reach the protest site near Gate No. 7. Demonstrators raised slogans, displayed placards and demanded that the gates be reopened to allow others to join the protest. According to some students, the university vice-chancellor, along with some other university members, visited the protest site around noon but left without engaging with the demonstrators.Delhi Police, meanwhile, registered a case on a complaint from the university administration after several individuals allegedly entered the campus without authorisation on Friday.
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